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Broadway Actress And America s First Black Soap Opera Star Ellen Holly Has Died

Ellen Holly, the first Black person to have a lead role in daytime television, has passed away at 92. She was a theater actress, starred on Broadway, and was a published author. Her autobiography detailed her career and her historic Black family.

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R I P Ellen Holly, pioneering soap opera star

Ellen Holly, said to be the first Black female soap opera star, died at age 92

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Ellen Holly, One Life to Live star and the first Black actor to lead a daytime TV show, dies at 92

Ellen Holly, One Life to Live star and the first Black actor to lead a daytime TV show, dies at 92
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One Life to Live star Ellen Holly, first Black actor to lead a daytime TV show, dies at 92

Holly was cast as Carla Gray after producer Agnes Nixon read the actor's opinion piece in The New York Times, which recounted her difficulties finding acting work as a light-skinned Black woman.

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Ellen Holly, first Black star of a daytime soap opera, dead at 92

Ellen Holly, first Black star of a daytime soap opera, dead at 92
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